Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION NOTICE 36C26220Q0507 Responses are due by 12:00 pm (PST), March 24, 2020 1.COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION NOTICE: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial... COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION NOTICE 36C26220Q0507 Responses are due by 12:00 pm (PST), March 24, 2020 1.COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION NOTICE: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 -- Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, in conjunction with FAR -- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures; and supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-87, dated March 07, 2016. Solicitation 36C26220Q0507 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) and constitutes the only solicitation. The Government intends to award a single Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) award contract. This procurement will be issued as open market, SDVOSB set aside, NAICS Code is 335210 Small Electrical Appliance Manufacturing, 1000 Employees. The Government is seeking a vendor who can provide Mid-Size Boost 28 Walk Behind Floor Scrubber to the VA San Diego Healthcare System. (see enclosed price/cost schedule). Place of Performance: VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161. Provisions 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial and 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items are applicable to this acquisition. This procurement is being conducted pursuant to FAR Part 13 procedures. In accordance with provision 52.212-2, the Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror who offers the lowest price, whose price is found to be reasonable, and whose proposal does not take exception with any of the requirements for this procurement specified in the solicitation. Submitting Quote: Offeror(s) shall submit their quote on company letterhead and shall include the name, address, telephone number of the offeror, firm s DUNS#, and total price. Offerors shall have completed FAR Clause 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items in Systems for Award Management SAM at www.sam.gov as required by FAR Clause 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. Submit all question(s) to marie.irvin@va.gov@va.gov. Ensure to reference solicitation # 36C26220Q0507 within subject line of the email. Quotes must be received by March 24, 2020, 12:00 pm (PST). Email quotes to marie.irvin@va.gov. Ensure to reference solicitation # 36C26220Q0507 within subject line of the email. Quote(s)/offer(s) received after the prescribed deadline, shall be considered non-responsive and will not be considered for award. 2. All questions or concerns can be address to Marie Irvin at marie.irvin@va.gov. ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 ALL Equal offers SHALL be 28 Orbital version. Please include brochures. Clarke Focus II Mid-Size Boost II 28 Walk Behind Floor Scrubber STK#57ADV0537A4 2 EA __________________ __________________ GRAND TOTAL __________________ 3. Salient Characteristics: Must be the Clarke Focus II Mid-Size Boost 28 Walk Behind Floor scrubber orbital version 14 x 28 pad size 24V 6 V batteries 242 Ah,wet or 312 Ah maint-free battery .75 hp (550W) 3 stage tangential discharge vacuum motor 4. Please note that if VA s pending market research establishes that two or more VOSB or SDVOSB, who are certified in VA s Vendor Information Pages (VIP) site https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov, can provide the services, VA will set aside the underlying solicitation per 38 U.S.C. §8127. 5. All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database found at https://www.sam.gov. Registration must include Representations and Certifications. 6. The Non-Manufacturer Rule (NMR) in accordance with 13 CFR § 121.406, September 4, 2019 applies to this acquisition. a) For small business set-asides other than construction or service contracts the prime contractor that s supplying products to the government is required to cover at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing those products. The non-manufacturer rule is an exception to that requirement. The rule allows a small business to supply products it did not manufacture as long as those products come from another small business. b) A manufacturer is defined as a business that, with its own facilities, performs primary activities in transforming inorganic or organic substances, including the assembly of parts and components, into the end product being acquired. In other words, a manufacturer makes or produces products. Businesses may qualify as a non-manufacturer if it meets the following criteria: Does not exceed 500 employees Is primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of products being supplied Will supply the end products of a small business manufacturer or processor made in the United States, or obtains a waiver of such requirement See Title 13 Part 121.406 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) for detailed information about the non-manufacturer rule. CLAUSES FAR Number Title Date 52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT S INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT AUG 2013 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS-- COMMERCIAL ITEMS FEB 2012 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS ALTERNATE II (JUL 2012) AUG 2012 52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT JUL 2013 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE FEB 1998 52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS DEC 2013 52.233-1 DISPUTES MAY 2014 52.233-3 PROTEST AFTER AWARD AUG 1996 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING JAN 2008 852.232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS NOV 2012 852.237-70 CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES APR 1984 PROVISIONS 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS APR 2014 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS OCT 2014 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS NOV 2014